Ink ribbon winding and measuring mechanism



Jun 30, 1931. A. L. FOSTER 1,812,588

INK RIBBON WINDING AND MEASURING MECHANISM Filed July '7, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet l m w m w ART/WRZL/BSTEA,

2 Sheets-Sheet 2 m z @w w NA w W; W A m Fwy m fi M {N m v N. i .H V g June 30, 1931. A. L. FOSTER INK RIBBON WINDING AND MEASURING MECHANISM Filed July 7, 1927 Patented Ju em, 1931 1 a Umafay ARTHUR; L. mew-ER, en Minnmaewer, new JERSEY, Ase-Lemon T'OMANIFGLD SUP-Q PLXES COMPANY, en BEGOKLYN, new YORK, A CORPGRATIONOF NEW YORK INK RIBBON wINniNG' AND mnestinme EeHAins invention provides means foradj ustab-iy pre determining the length of the fibbo ns thee wound: and automatically 'indi eating' when the. desired length is Wound upon each spoof, by stopping the Winding operation; Meie over, it is; necessary, eelnlnercia'lly, that;- theribbons thus WOund shall be Without defects;

and? my invention includes inea ilsfer d-etece ingsueh defeet'sanc1' auternatieaily sto ping: the Winding mechanism when adef'et 1s thusdetected-1n a; -1*1b hn'be1ng weund I meet such a spool With said shafi' andflinstantaneousi T diseonneet thesanie means V ranged to step the -winding" mechanism; means which may be manually ad usted and set to 'predetermlne and measure thevl'eng'th of each commercially acceptable ribbon 1 iai ni'sm is eause'd to operate; andfrneansiteau tomaticallyoperate saidstep meehan'imnpm presentation of a: defect in the. ribbon being wound'l In that form ofmy 'inventiemthe means for variably 'preeterminingthe length of? ribbon t'ebe Wound comprise-s; air endless! which may be Wound b'el'fo 'e the stop mechachaingof variable circumferential length, in

eluding a step link which isoperative tpre lease. the st'dp" mechanism,- at intervals? detei mined' by thej'leng'th of said chain", which 1v bears a definite relation to] the iehgth-"ofthe' ribbon Wound by saidsl'i'aft. The defeet'd'e teetin'g mechanism for automatically" o-per ribbon gaug'e carried by a le er; whieh is an thelatterybut' t0 be tilted 'byengag menm-f is steppe} e en i-esematien 6f a a efecjtwe pdift ion 0f eaten at" saifl; ga figef i'egzfli dief Ofthe len thy-1% ribb' -n which has b'een weufid p My invention includes the? Vaxi novel features of constfnc'tien affaligefilnt hereinafter more definitely specified:

In said tire-wings Fi-g.- I m 2;" perSiaetft- 12- view of meeh'aniemcenveniently' emtod'yi, my invention as'iseen frern the right hafia rem-corner thereof; A

F ig'; II is aperspective view (if med anisn'ig asise'e'm from the left hand fi ent e61 nei thereef; i y Y v Fig; 1111s a fragmentary erspective of pants? of the stop m nhamsm, 5 -Figi IV is a fiagmentaiiyf 15e1s 5eetiveirie"wv" of the tibben gaug'e and the stdiii'nhafiirh i l tri pp ing'cievieeopemwely: eenneet e(1 thi The form Of my invention hereinafter de 1' r i sci ibe df includes aWinding-shaft e-perativeiy connected with an electric 11101501; and means" enabling? the operator to'instantiy rig-imy' ea- 3 Said ribbon 1- passes fin-m said rb'lier 6'0 naied in the stationary fjahie9and around the measurin reii'i fll which is' a'lp so i 26; which latter is driven by the belt 27 extending from the pulley 28 on the shaft 29 of the electric motor 30, but is axially movable by turning movement of the cam 31 against said cam 25.

Said measuring roller is rotated, in the direction of the arrows marked thereon in Figs. I and II, by frictional engagement with said ribbon 1, and such motion thereof is caused to operate stop mechanism for stopping the winding operation when a predetermined and adjustably variable length of ribbon has been wound on the spool, by providing said measuring roller with the gear 32, in coaxial relation therewith and in engagement with the gear33 which is journaled on the stud 34 in said frame 9. Said gear 33 carries the gear 35 which engages the gear 36 on the chain shaft 37. Said shaft 37 is jou naled in said frame 9, and provided with the chain driving wheel 39; so that the latter is turned in definite relation to the rotary movement of said measuring roller 11, but at a very much slower rate.

Said chain driving wheel 39 is engaged by the endless pattern chain 40 which has the high stop link 41 by which the stop mechanism is automatically released, as hereinafter described. Said chain 40 maybe made of any circumferential length desired, corresponding with the length of ribbon to be wound upon the spool 19 and such different circumferential length chains are arranged to be supported in their operative engagement with the chain driving wheel 39, by means of the idle chain wheel 43which is provided with means adjustable to support it at different distances from said driving chain wheel 39. As best shown in Fig. I; such ad- 1 justable supporting means conveniently includes the lever 45 which is provided with the stud shaft 46 upon which said idle chain wheel 43 is journaled. Said lever 45 is conveniently mounted upon the fulcrum shaft 48 in the hearing 49 secured to said table 5 and may be secured in any desired angular position, by the set screw 50.

Said ribbon gauge 14 is conveniently formed of parallel plates which are held by the set screw 52 in such spaced relation as to permit the passage of a normal ribbon 1 between them, without movement of said gauge; but any knot, torn portion, or otherdefect in said ribbon, increasing its normal thickness, causes the ribbon to move said gauge in the direction of its traverse. Said gauge 1s con-.

veniently mounted upon the gauge lever arm 54 rigidly connected with the rock shaft 55 and normally held in the position shown, by

the spring 56 extending therefrom to said frame 9, as shown in Fig. I. As shown in Fig. IV, said rock shaft 55 carries the trip lever arm 57 which is a crank having, pivotally connected therewith at 58, the trip slide 59 which is fitted to slide upon the standard 60 against which it is resiliently held by the spring 61 which extends to the stud 62 on the base plate 63 of the frame 24. The construction and arrangement described are such that when said gauge 14 is moved by the ribbon 1 as a consequence of a defective portion of such ribbon being caught at said gauge; said shaft 55 is rocked to thrust the slide 59 up the standard 60 and lift the latch 64 which has a hook end normally held, in the position indicated in dotted lines in Fig. I, with said hook overhanging the right hand side of the pin 65; in which position it is normally detained by the spring 66 extending from said latch 64 to said stud 62, as indicated in Fig. I. The full lines in Fig. I indicate the stopped position of said latch 64, which is pivoted at 68.upon the starting handle 69. Said handle is fulcrumed on said winding shaft 21; and the spring 70 tends to tilt it in the direction of the arrow in Fig. I, but is normally restrained by the engagement of said latch 64 with said pin 65. When said latch is disengaged from said pin, such tilting movement turns said cam 31 and axially disengages the cone 71 of said pulley 26 from the hollow conical clutch head 72 on said shaft 21, which is normally frictionally engaged therewith; and also applies the brake 7 3 to stop the rotation of said shaft 21. Said clutch cone 71 is axially thrust into frictional engagement with the clutch head 72 on said shaft 21 by the coaction of said stationary cam 25 and rotary cam 31, shown in Figs. II and III; when said cam 31 is turned clockwise in said figures. Said cam is thus turned, to start the machine, by manually pressing down the left hand end of the lever which is marked 69 in Fig. I; against the stress of the spring 70, and to a sufficient extent to engage the latch 64 with said pin 65. Said latch 64 is snapped down over said pin 65 by the spring 66 when said depressing movement has reached the proper extent. Said clutch members remain thus engaged until said latch 66 is tripped up at its right hand end in Fig. I, permitting the stress of the spring 70 to reverse the rotary movement of'said cam 31 with respect to the sta tionary cam 25, accompanied by the sliding movement of the latch 64 toward the left in Fig. I to the position shown in that figure, which, as above noted, is the stopped position. Said brake 73 is a semicircular yoke arranged to press the shoe 74, of leather or other friction material, against said head 72, and is provided with the vertical shank 75 which is normally pressed upward by the spring 76 bearing upon the cross head 77, one end of which is pivoted in the frame standard 24 and the other end of which is pivoted in the hanger 78 of said starting lever 69. Said hanger is pivotally connected to said lever 69 in eccentric relation to the fulcrum of said starting lever which is the axis of said winding shaft- 21.

teiaees l "file startins leter 69 re ts R9921 the ten Q- spring 70 is permitted to contraetfbythere;

lease said latch from the pin 65 in the standardfGQ; it alsio overnon ejs' the tension ofthe spring 87 'andapplies the brake shoe 85 to stop the movement of the measuring f oli eisiwh st pp t W nd operation an'd'o f the consequent rotation of the measuring roller also stops themovement of said pattern eha'in 410:. However, the high linl; 4:1;Qnsaidjchain is also eiie'otive to stop the inding operation bythe mechanism s ore cli ssri asop reti y connected he ribbqs au e in f wfm o said, high link, by the rotation of the measuring roller-l1, eausing 'it to uplift said latch 64: by eneounteringthe end thereof, in the. position indieatedin dotted lines inF'ig; I, to release.

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In the normal operation o fsaid -m chanism; with the mechanism 7 in the stopped "position shown; the ribbon 1 having beenwound upon the spool 1 9 to the predetermined length de; termined by the length of said chain-40 ;,'said ribbon is manuallyoutbetween said spool and said guidebarlfi and the endthereof provided with attackling clipv for connec tion with the machine in wh'ieh said spool and' ribbon are to be used and, thereupon, the filled spool 19 is removedand an empty spool" substituted, The cut end of the ribbon 1 hieh remains extendingthrough the ribbon gauge is re-drawn around the guide bar.

15; provided with an eyelet or other fastening means, andconneet-ed to] the empty spool upon the indingshaft Thereupon, the

operator presses down upon the handle 69 and thus releases and, resets th'e stop; mechanism with the latch 64, in; engagement with the pin '65; thus eontemporaneeuslyf.release ingboth of; the brakesfig and85 so that the winding operation of theshaft 21 is;res;un1ed tov he again stopped after la(predetermined len h f"r bbmifiis wlmd heflengt o f appended Claims.

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1d Sw rls 7 ,)1 ligh in? F I? eitw' t 'the p 40; orto be stopped at a y period in the ingoperationwhen a defective portionof the ribbon i p sen e at the gauge 1.4,. The. .011-

eration i hl repeat here m y be hils hi s deter e y e le gth of th chain successively ouiidupbn individual ,spoels, V

ribbons which are all of the same lengtm d'es termined'by the length ofthe chain 4L0; but; as above contemplated, chainsof diiferent g s may b n erch geab y onne t d with and supported by said chain Wheels 39 I Therefore, ldo not desiret'o limit-myself; to the precise details of construction and 351?. rangenient herein set forth, as it is obyious that v rio s:modificatio s; may be made therein Without departing from the essential features. of ny invention, as defined in the I claim s n 1 In ink ribbon W nding" and measur ng. mechanism ;the combination With a Winding t; of a W01; e h'lt h ca r ed by? said shaft; means on Said shaft arranged td detachably engage and turni the ribb orrspo'ol; a motor arranged totur'n said shaft; aehain driving Wheel; a roller arrangedtobe traversied tur d y the ibbrl beinsrw unds; and means operatively connecting:saidqrollen saidjchain: driving wheel; whereby said chem ri ing: wheel is arran ed t b dri e v by p zf om a d mot r, c eyed y the ribbon being wound; a lfidlechairi wne 1;i an;

. endless chain supported said Chain Wheels and means, including a lever linl z'agen and? a stop link in said chain, arranged to, stop the Winding operation of said Shaft, at intervals determined by the circumferential length of said chain, and thereby determine the length ofribbon wound by sai dlspool,

, 2. In ink ribbon inding and measuring mechanism the combination with, a Winding shaft of-a ribbon spool; a clutch carried.

said shaft; means onjsaid shaft arrangedftof eb y e gag ndtu n he i QH p o motor arr s g 'dto urnsa'id shaft; aseha n d i ng Wheel}; a; rol r rrange tol be tn l v V ersed anditurnediby the ribbonbeing'wound;

nd-inesns one tivelynne ting. sai roll r l l al d i ng Wheel"; W erebysaid.chain.

driving Wheel is" arrangedfto be drivenjbypowen rom said mp q b mi ye l i-y the ribbonf-being-"wound; an idle cliain wheel 'means adju$tabletosupport saididlechain heel at different distances from said dniv ing Wheel; an endless chain, of a'lengthp'de termined by the length of ribbonrto be wound, supported by said'ohain Wheels; means, in:- cluding ale'ver linkage and a stopIlink in vsaicl,

chain, arranged to! stop; the Winding. operation of said shaft,;at intervalsdetenminedbythe circumferential. length ofsaid chain; and

thereby variably determine the length of,

1k ibbon Windi g. and; m u ingmechanism; the combination with a winding shaft;of a ribbon spool; a clutch carried by said shaft; means onsaid shaft arranged to detachably engage and turn the ribbon spool; a motor arranged to turn said shaft; a chain driving wheel arranged to be driven by power from said motor, conveyed by the ribbon being wound; a measuring roller rigidly connected with said driving wheel, and arranged to be traversed by the ribbon; an idle chain wheel; an endless chain supported by said chain wheels; means, including a lever linkage and a stop link in said chain, arranged to stop the winding operation of said shaft, at intervals determined by the circumferential length of said chain, and thereby determine the length of ribbon wound by said spool.

4:. In ink ribbon winding and measuring mechanism; the combination with a winding shaft; of a ribbon spool; a clutch carried by said shaft; means on said shaft arranged to detachably engage and turn the'ribbon spool; a motor arranged to turn said shaft; a chain driving wheel; a roller arranged to be traversed and turned by the ribbon being wound; and means operatively connecting said roller With said chain driving wheel; whereby said chain driving wheel is arranged to be driven by power from said motor, conveyed by the ribbon being wound; anidle chainwheel; an endless chain supported by said chain wheels; means, including a lever linkage and a stop link in said chain, arranged to stop the winding operation of said shaft, at intervals determined by the circumferential length of said chain, and thereby determine the length of ribbon wound by said spool; a movable ribbon gauge permitting passage'of a normal ribbon without movement of said gauge, but movable by engagement with an abnormal portion of the ribbon; and means operatively connecting said gauge with the winding shaft stop mechanism; whereby the winding operation is stopped upon presentation of a defective portion of ribbon at said gauge.

5. Mechanism as in claim 1; including a latch normally restraining the winding shaft stop mechanism from operating until said latch is released; said link being adapted to move said latch, to release the latter, at predetermined intervals.

6. Mechanism as in claim 4:; including a latch normally restraining the winding shaft stop mechanism from operating until said latch is released; said link being adapted to move saidlatch, to release the latter, at predetermined intervals; a rock shaft hav- 1ng .a gauge lever arm supporting said gauge; and a trip lever arm on said rock shaft, arranged to release said latch when said gauge is moved by a defective ribbon. y

7. In ink ribbon winding and measuring mechanism, the combination with .a winding shaft; of a ribbon spool; a clutch carried by said shaft; means on said shaft arranged to detachably engage and turn the ribbon spool; a motor arranged to turn said shaft; a measuring roller arranged to be traversed and turned by said ribbon, as the latter is wound upon said spool; a pattern chain driving wheel rigidly connected with said measuring roller; an idle chain wheel; an endless pattern chain supported by said chain wheels; means, including a lever linkage and a high link in said chain, arranged to stop the win-ding operation of said shaft, at intervals determined by the circumferential length of said chain and thereby determine the length of ribbon wound by said spool.

8. In ink ribbon winding and measuring mechanism, the combination with a winding shaft; of a ribbon spool; a clutch carried by said shaft; means on said shaft arranged to detachably engage and turn the ribbon spool; a motor arranged to turn said shaft; a measuring roller arranged to be traversed and turned by said ribbon, as the latter is wound upon said spool; a pattern chain driving wheel rigidly connected with said measuring roller; an idle chain wheel; an endless pattern chain supported by said chain wheels; means, including a lever linkage and a high link in said chain, arranged to stop the winding operation of said shaft, at intervals determined by the circumferential length of said chain, and thereby determine the length of ribbon wound by said spool; a movable ribbon gauge permitting passage of a normal ribbon without movement of said gauge, but movable by engagement with an abnormal portion of the ribbon; and means operatively connecting said gauge with the winding shaft stop mechanism; whereby the winding operation is stopped upon presentation of a defective portion of ribbon at said gauge.

9. In ink ribbon winding and measuring mechanism; the combination with a winding shaft; of a ribbon spool; a clutch carried by said shaft; means on said shaft arranged to detachably engage and turn the ribbon spool; a measuring roller arranged to be turned by the ribbon 011 its way to said spool; an endless chain, including a stop element; and stop mechanism, arranged to be operated by the movement of said chain.

10. In ink ribbon winding and measuring nism, including alever linkage arranged to be operated by the movement of said chain; a brake for said shaft; and brake applying means including a lever arranged to be operated by said chain contemporaneously with the operation of said stop mechanism.

and brake applying means including a lever arranged to be operated by said chain contemporaneously with the operation of said stop mechanism;

12. In ink ribbon winding and measuring mechanism; the combination with a winding shaft; of a ribbon spool; a clutch carried by said shaft; means on said shaft arranged to detachably engage and turn the ribbon spool;

V 15. In ink ribbon winding mechanism; the combination with a winding shaft; of a ribbon spool; a clutch carried by said shaft; means on said shaft arranged to detachably engage and turn the ribbon spool; an endless pattern chain, including a stop element, driving means, whereby said chainis arranged to be driven in correspondence with rotation of said winding shaft; a brake, for said winding shaft; and brake applying means including a lever arranged to be operated by said pattern chain, to stop the rotation of said shaft, at intervals predetermined by the circumferential length of said chain.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name at Brooklyn, New York, this 27th day of June, 1927.

ARTHUR L. FOSTER.

a measuring roller arranged to be turned by the ribbon on its way to said spool; an endless chain, including a stop element; stop 'mechanism, including a-lever linkage an ranged to be operated by the movement of said chain; separate brakes respectively for said shaft and said measuring roller; and

brake applying means including a lever arranged to be operated by said chain contemporaneously with the operation of said stop I mechanism. 7

13. In 1nk rlbbon wlnding and measuring mechanism; the combination wlth a wlnding shaft; of a ribbon spool; a clutchcarried by said shaft; means on said shaft arranged to detacha-bly engage and turn the ribbon spool; a measuring roller arranged to be turned by the ribbon on its way to said spool; an endless chain, including a stop element; stop,

mechanism arranged to be operated by the movement of said chain, at intervals predetermined by the circumferential length of said chain; and a ribbon gauge mechanism,

including a lever and a spring arranged to be operated by a defective portion of the ribbon, on its Way to said spool and to opcrate said stop mechanism independently'of said chain. 7

14. In ink ribbon winding and measuring mechanism; the combination with a measuring roller arranged tobe turned by the ribbon to be measured; a pattern chain, 1n-

eluding a stop element, meansoperatively connecting said chain with said measuringroller; stop mechanism including a lever linkage constructed and arranged to be actuated by said chain; whereby the operation of said mechanism is stopped at'intervals predetermined by the circumferential length of said chain a brake for said measuring roller; and brake applying means including a lever arranged to be operated by said chain, contemporaneously with the operation of said sto mechanism, to arrest said measuring rol er. 

